Magallanes–Austral Basin
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The Magallanes–Austral Basin is a large sedimentary basin in southern Patagonia, spanning parts of Chile and Argentina, known for its complex tectonic evolution and significant hydrocarbon resources.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foreland basin
ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Austral Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magallanes Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basementType | Patagonian crystalline basement ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Andes Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Cretaceous sedimentary sequences
ⓘ
Jurassic sedimentary sequences ⓘ Tertiary sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| containsPlayType |
stratigraphic traps
ⓘ
structural traps ⓘ |
| containsResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
hydrocarbons ⓘ natural gas ⓘ |
| country |
Argentina
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
deep marine
ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ fluvial ⓘ shallow marine ⓘ |
| developedDuring | subduction of oceanic plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ |
| economicImportance | regional hydrocarbon production ⓘ |
| evolution | complex tectonic evolution ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Magallanes Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santa Cruz Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Tierra del Fuego NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Andean orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | understanding Andean foreland evolution ⓘ |
| isExploredFor | oil and gas ⓘ |
| knownFor | significant hydrocarbon resources ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South America
ⓘ
southern Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFill |
continental sediments
ⓘ
marine sediments ⓘ |
| marginType | convergent margin back-arc ⓘ |
| partOf | Patagonian Andes foreland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField |
petroleum geology
ⓘ
stratigraphy ⓘ tectonics ⓘ |
| structuralStyle | fold-and-thrust belt related structures ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Andean orogenic system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
retroarc foreland basin ⓘ |
| typeLocalityRegion | Magallanes Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Strait of Magellan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.